Pink Floyd
Dave Gilmour steps in to play guitar when Syd is unable to play at Brighton
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Dave Gilmour Biography and Timeline
Follow Dave Gilmour through 46 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Dave Gilmour, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1968–1992Years on this page
1968
Pink Floyd
Appointed Member of Pink Floyd
1970
Pink Floyd
"Relics" is released
Extravaganza 70
Syd Barrett plays his first gig since leaving Pink Floyd, the occasion is "Extravaganza 70", staged at London's Olympia, he is assisted by Dave Gilmour and Jerry Shirley
Pink Floyd
"Atom Heart Mother" is premiered at the Bath Festival
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd play to 20,000 people at a free concert in London's Hyde Park
Pink Floyd
"Atom Heart Mother" is released
1971
Pink Floyd
"Meddle" is released
1972
Pink Floyd
Recording starts at Chateau d'Herouville outside Paris for the soundtrack of "Obscured By Clouds", the album is finished by the 29th
Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii
Eight days of recording and filming starts in a Roman amphitheatre for "Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii"
Pink Floyd
"Obscured By Clouds" is released
Pink Floyd
Sessions start at Studio 2 in Abbey Road on "Eclipse", the original title of "Dark Side Of The Moon"
1973
Pink Floyd
"Dark Side Of The Moon" performed at Earls Court, London
Pink Floyd
"Dark Side Of The Moon" Released
Pink Floyd
"Dark Side Of The Moon" hits number 1 in the Billboard album chart
1975
Knebworth Festival
Knebworth Festival, Pink Floyd premiere "Wish You Were Here" with the help of Spitfires, pyrotechnics and an exploding plane which flies into the stage, probably the most spectacular gig of the decade
Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here is released; black, shrink-wrapped, anonymous
1977
Pink Floyd
Press launch for "Animals" at Battersea Power Station
Pink Floyd
"Animals" gets a world exclusive airing on the John Peel Show
Pink Floyd
"Animals" is released
1978
David Gilmour
"David Gilmour", the guitarist's first solo album is released
1979
Pink Floyd
"Another Brick In The Wall Part II" is released, it goes straight to number one in the UK chart. It is the band's only number one
Pink Floyd
"The Wall" is finally released
1980
Pink Floyd
"Dark Side Of The Moon" breaks the record for the longest stay on the Billboard Top 100
Let My Love Open the Door
Townshends solo breakthrough, following the death of Who drummer Keith Moon, was the 1980 release Empty Glass, which included a top-10 single, "Let My Love Open the Door", with long-time friend and guitarist, David Gilmour
1981
The Wall
Pink Floyd play Earls Court, the performance is filmed for inclusion in the film of "The Wall"
1982
The Wall
The world premiere of "The Wall" takes place at The Empire, Leicester Square
1983
Pink Floyd
"The Final Cut" is released
1984
About Face
Dave Gilmour releases his second solo album, "About Face", co-written with Pete Townshend
1985
Live Aid
Dave Gilmour appears at Live Aid as part of Bryan Ferrys band
1986
Double O Charity
Dave Gilmour appears on The Tube to help promote Pete Townshends Double O Charity
Pink Floyd
A press statement is issued stating that Pink Floyd intend to continue using the name without Roger Waters and are recording their next album
1987
Pink Floyd
Dave Gilmour, Nick Mason and Rick Wright release "A Momentary Lapse Of Reason" as Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Dave Gilmour and Roger Waters sign an agreement ending the years of dispute, Waters will receive a royalty payment every time that any images created during his time with the band are used
1988
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd play Berlin, the concert is very close to The Wall and 2,000 East German fans gather at their side to listen
Knebworth Festival
Pink Floyd are one of the supergroups to play Knebworth Festival in aid of Nordoff Robbins music therapy
Pink Floyd
The band plays Versailles, the show is filmed for the "Delicate Sound Of Thunder" video
Pink Floyd
Roger Waters issues a High Court writ against the band for breach of copyright, he claims $ 35,000 compensation for illegal use of the inflatable pig, one of his concepts, which has been used on their latest tour
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd release "Delicate Sound Of Thunder"
1992
Pink Floyd
The "Shine On" box set is released
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.